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Autor/inn/en | Disabato, David J.; Aurora, Pallavi; Sidney, Pooja G.; Taber, Jennifer M.; Thompson, Clarissa A.; Coifman, Karin G. |
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Titel | Self-Care Behaviors and Affect during the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic |
Quelle | (2022), (11 Seiten)
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Disabato, David J.) ORCID (Aurora, Pallavi) ORCID (Taber, Jennifer M.) ORCID (Thompson, Clarissa A.) ORCID (Coifman, Karin G.) Weitere Informationen |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
DOI | 10.1037/hea0001239 |
Schlagwörter | Pandemics; COVID-19; Emotional Response; Daily Living Skills; Health Behavior; Affective Behavior; Adults; Mental Health; Positive Attitudes; Negative Attitudes; Emotional Experience; Coping |
Abstract | Objective: Self-care behaviors aimed at maintaining physical and mental health are often recommended during stressful contexts. We tested emotional predictors of self-care behaviors (healthy eating, exercise, engaging in a hobby, relaxation/meditation, time spent with a supportive person, talking online with friends/family) during the COVID-19 pandemic and their emotional consequences. We hypothesized a reciprocal within-person process whereby positive affect increases self-care behaviors (Hypothesis 1) and self-care behaviors increase positive affect while decreasing negative affect (Hypothesis 2). Method: A 10-day daily diary was completed by 289 adult participants in the United States during spring 2020 when counties in 40 out of 50 states had some form of stay-at-home orders. Results: Lagged analyses for Hypothesis 1 suggested that positive affect did not significantly predict residualized change in self-care behaviors; however, more intense negative affect predicted increased self-care behaviors from one day to the next. Concurrent analyses for Hypothesis 2 indicated most self-care behaviors were associated with more positive affect and some with less negative affect on the same day. Lagged analyses for Hypothesis 2 indicated that self-care behaviors largely did not predict residualized change in positive or negative affect from one day to the next. At the between-person level, people who experienced more positive affect engaged in more self-care behaviors across the sampling period. Conclusion: Self-care behaviors continue to have mental health benefits during stressful environments such as the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders. Negative affect can play an adaptive role during times of stress by facilitating self-care. [This is the online version of an article published in "Health Psychology" (ISSN 0278-6133).] (As Provided). |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |